| GE boxcab |
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| Type and origin |
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| Power type | Diesel-electric |
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| Designer | General Electric |
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| Build date | 1928–1930 |
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| Total produced | 2 60-ton units
11 100-ton units
1 120-ton unit |
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| Performance figures |
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| Maximum speed | 35 mph (56 km/h) |
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| Power output | 60-ton units: 300 hp (220 kW)
100-ton units: 600 hp (450 kW) |
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Tractive effort:
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| • Starting | 100-ton unit: 60,000 lbf (270 kN) |
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The GE boxcabs, sometimes also GE IR boxcabs, were diesel-electric switcher locomotives succeeding the ALCO boxcabs. The locomotives were built by General Electric and Ingersoll Rand without ALCO. Production lasted from 1928 to 1930. These boxcabs were often termed oil-electrics to avoid the use of the German name Diesel, unpopular after World War I.
